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ProudMNDemocrat

(16,716 posts)
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 09:55 AM Sep 2019

Freedom of the Press? Trump thinks NOT to WaPo Journalists Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker....

Source: Huff Post

Donald Trump is considering revoking White House Press Pass Credentials to Washington Post journalists Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker for their accurate reporting on Trump. Apparently calling them " nasty lightweight reporters", Trump is lashing out at them and other journalists who dare report the TRUTH!!!
This is TYRANNY my friends! We must resist until this Orange Pile of Shit is voted out of office.


Donald Trump Lashes Out At Washington Post Reporters, Hints At White House Ban
The president called two reporters “nasty” after he disagreed with their critical coverage.President Donald

Trump early Saturday lashed out on Twitter at two reporters from The Washington Post who he said “shouldn’t even be allowed on the grounds of the White House.”
Trump called Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker “two nasty lightweight reporters” in response to their story published last weekend titled: “Trump’s lost summer: Aides claim victory, but others see incompetence and intolerance.”


More at...[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-washington-post-reporters_n_5d738e2de4b0fde50c26ed9f|


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Freedom of the Press? Trump thinks NOT to WaPo Journalists Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker.... (Original Post) ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2019 OP
Trump wants ABSOLUTE power..Fuck the Constitution..... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2019 #1
Press Freedom is for Seb Gorka, VDare, online nazi 'news' sources, and Sputnik. Mc Mike Sep 2019 #2

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,716 posts)
1. Trump wants ABSOLUTE power..Fuck the Constitution.....
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 10:19 AM
Sep 2019

What Donald Trump admires is the familial dynasties of Dictatorial rulers. Like those of history who passed down to an heir, the family business of ENRICHING themselves and imposing harsh rules for the rest to live under. THAT is what is called a KLEPTOCRACY. Stealing from others to enrich their prospects at the expense of everyone else. Trump is STEALING our Tax Dollars in any way he can right out in the open. The Press is reporting that and Trump wants to put a stop to that.

The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution calls for Freedom of the Press as the 5th Estate to assure checks and the balances of Government. Good Press or no, accurate reporting is vital to the health and future of this Republic and its Democratic institutions in normal times.

But we are NOT living in "normal times". The United States under Donald Trump, is slowing embarking on a dictatorship where corruption, lies, revoking of certain unalienable rights, a violation of the rule of law, and that of the US Constitution occurs on a daily basis, MUST be reported on. Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker of the Washington Post have done that job of honest journalism to the highest order. They should not be silenced, nor have their WH Press Pass Credentials revoked. THAT is what Trump is considering because they report the TRUTH that HE does not like.

Mc Mike

(9,111 posts)
2. Press Freedom is for Seb Gorka, VDare, online nazi 'news' sources, and Sputnik.
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 10:32 AM
Sep 2019

Everybody else better shut up, or he'll get mad.

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